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Users will soon have a fresh option that enables them to cut down on the volume of AI-created videos appearing in their timelines. This step comes as the platform revealed that it now features over 1 thousand million AI videos.

Pilot Phase and Launch

The new functionality is undergoing trials over the following weeks before a widespread launch. This shift comes amid a surge in AI-generated material, driven by recent AI video creators.

The Broader AI Trend

Studies have shown that almost 10% of the fastest-growing content creators on another major platform only show AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this material is considered “AI slop”, a phrase for substandard, factory-style content that is often illogical or surreal.

Based on user feedback that many people like content created using AI tools, including digital art to informative clips, and we want to give people the power to increase or decrease of that, based on their own choices,” stated a company executive.

AI on the Platform

TikTok shared that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its network identified as artificially created. Collectively, more than 100 m videos are uploaded to the service daily, making AI-generated material a relatively small portion of its total content library.

Customizing Your Feed

Viewers will be capable of limit or boost the amount of AI content they watch by opening the topic control feature in the app and choosing AI-made media. Additional categories that are already be controlled under the setting include politics, fashion, aesthetics, and dance.

Platform Guidelines

Its rules oblige content makers to identify lifelike AI-generated content, and it prohibits dangerous AI impersonations of well-known individuals or emergencies. Any authentic-looking AI-generated clip that is unmarked can be taken down under its community policies.

Additionally, the app will now attach an “AI-made” watermark to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or detected by an collaborative effort for spotting artificial media. This action is aimed to stop users from seeking to bypass the labeling process.

Educational Initiatives

The platform is also launching a two million dollar awareness program for experts and organizations to produce informative material about ethical AI use. This program will benefit non-profit groups focused on teaching computer science.

Moderation Strategy

The video-sharing app has justified its safety measures, following discussion over intentions to lay off hundreds of review team members in the UK. TikTok is set to reduce a significant number of roles in its user protection division in the UK capital, with trade unions and online safety experts expressing worry that people are being substituted by machine-led review.

A company official explained that human moderation would continue to be important, but AI can safeguard staff by removing the most harmful content before it is viewed by staff. The platform reported a notable drop in disturbing and violent content seen by content reviewers over the previous year due to intervention by its automated systems.

It is vital to balance people and machines to ensure user safety,” she said. “We’ll have humans as involved in the system, but we further consider it’s very important to limit contact with dangerous material as swiftly, which is why a extensive automated help is making a difference operate efficiently.”